Kansas, 1999Hail and High Wind in Kansas, February 11, 1999
February 11, 1999 · NWS TOP · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
3 hail, 2 high wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 high wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Shawnee
- When
- February 11, 5:50 AM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County, Topeka
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a power line and knocked out power to about 1300 KPL customers for several hours.
Hail, Douglas
- When
- February 11, 7:54 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, Lawrence
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -95.230
Hail, Anderson
- When
- February 11, 7:55 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Garnett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.280, -95.230
Hail, Anderson
- When
- February 11, 7:56 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Garnett
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.280, -95.230
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- February 11, 10:50 AM CST to 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong gradient winds caused power lines to oscillate which triggered safety mechanisms that shut off power for a time to the communities of Denison, Holton, Hoyt and Mayetta.
High Wind, Marshall
- When
- February 11, 1:35 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Measured
- 34 kt (39 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -96.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong winds produced blowing snow that caused poor visibility and resulted in a car and semi-trailer accident 2 miles east of Home City. The driver of the car was killed at the scene of the accident.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, February 11 to 12, 199931 injured · $1.3 million · 78 kt wind · 5 events
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999$300,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Missouri, February 11, 1999$200,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Ice Storm in Iowa, February 11, 1999$230,000 · 46 events
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, February 11, 19998 injured · $45,000 · 67 kt wind · 12 events
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, February 11, 19994 injured · $70,000 · 1.75 in hail · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, February 11, 19993 injured · $114,000 · 63 kt wind · 16 events
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 11, 19994 injured · $68,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events
- Tornado in Missouri, February 11, 1999$100,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999$100,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999$80,000 · F1 · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5678336, 5678333, 5678334, 5678335, 5678337, 5678338.